I'm new to UR and elo. I was wondering what sort of odds/effort I'm facing if I were to try to climb the elo ladder. If any of you could share your experience regarding these two questions below, I would really appreciate it. Thx

1. The general amount of matches it takes you to reach 1200 and
2. your win percentage during that time.

Same question for 1300, 1400, etc. Any other tips or pointers would be much appreciated

At first I thought you also suffered fair-play penalties for quitting a match, but a friend noted that he didn't feel like that was the case...could anyone confirm this?

Also, I think I read somewhere that the new 3x quitting rule didn't apply to elo. Is this right?

The cops are corrupted, they are committing Treason ! it's a crime

Grudj or Pyro ? well wich would fit better in an ELO or DT deck of mono Freaks
Deck suggestion would also be nice

Rate and comment, please (ELO deck week #49)

Tuff Turf

Criticism is welcome on the preset page. Thank you.

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Okay... I sometimes feel like I'm the only one playing ulu in elo. I use Nanook Taigo Kirk Serena Zack Gabrielle Gaia and George and I do okay:/ in elo but what I'm asking is how could I do better with ulu (deck building strategy etc... ) and why don't I see any ulu in elo ?
Other then the cards in my deck I have:
Ice Jim
Janice
Lucia
Lulabee
Stanly
and Warren

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Week of 12/5/2010

Rate/Comment please

Ok so here's what I've been running, the 2hko combo of Corrina and SkrumxxT has been working well for me but aside from that there really isn't a concrete strategy:

Corrina
SkrumxxT
Wakai
Jautya
Murray
Nata
Sigma
Nimestiec

I find Nim to be a really good 2* as he can stop Sent/Junkz/Rescue cold with the -14 as people try to underpill some of their best cards if I lead with him, which sets me up pretty well for the rest of the match. Like I said I'm hovering at 1250 and I can't for the life of me figure out what this deck is missing to get over the hump. Thanks!

Ok, I just wanted to know everybody's opinions on this.
Just fill in the blanks.

Any Deck can make it past XXXX ELO
A good Player with any Deck can make it past XXXX ELO

A well planned Deck can make it past XXXX ELO
A good Player with a well planned Deck can make it past XXXX ELO

http://www.urban-rivals.com/presets/?id_preset=1635459

i havnt tested it yet but it is an adaptation of one of my oter decks, it really does answer alot of things

Well i just cant decide, ive been changing every few hours for days! I just cant settle, so i was hoping for some advice? Im not a huge fan of GHEIST or Nightmare so if i could avoid them id be happy. I have a good selection of cards and clintz are a worry aslong as i dont need any cr's. Id like to hit above 1300 reguarly so please any help would be appriciated!

Is it just me? or are 4 of the 11 cards that have more then 5% of the votes gonna be baned anyways? copper, Striker, Rolph and Oshitsune have a total of 23,35% of the votes.. and they are on the perma ban or staff temp ban next week anyways, thats almost 1/4 votes are WASTED?! or am i mistaken something here?

Lets see action!

I found this deck quite effective, even without Dregn. Does anyone see anything left to improve?

Been playing around in Elo recently. Still getting the hang of it, but looking to try out a different deck

Tag-Team War Machine is what i'm using atm. Realy stuck on what to change, any feedback is welcome

If anyone has any sugestions for other clans which work well, do tell.

I have been a huge fan of this game since I started playing it but have never posted on any boards outside of my guild. But this particular week of ELO has compelled me to make a thread devoted to the serious discussion on the topic of SOA as a clan bonus.

I mainly play ELO and DT and this week I have already noticed more variety in clans being used than I have ever witnessed before due to the banning of many of the SOA clans. After playing thousands of games with every single clan it is my opinion that SOA as a clan bonus is simply too powerful in relation to the clan bonus of some other clans. Clans such as Jungo and Freaks simply cannot compete if equally skilled players are going against each other. It is no accident that well over 50% of the ELO population uses either Roots or GHEIST.

It is my observation that this week is going to be an eye opener for many players and admins. These are only my opinions and observations but the quality of the game has risen and I am seeing all sorts of new strategies and tactics both from myself and from many of my opponents and it is great to see the variety that has occurred as a result of this weeks theme.

Admins and other players alike, I welcome everyone to an open discussion on the subject. I am sure many of you have also noticed so many clans that were never being used being played now.

Have the temp banned characters been listed for week 49 and I just am missing them? are there going to be any beyond the vote?

Is it just me, or is Striker really in the format election this week? If he really is there, how can that be possible when he is permanently banned by the staff?